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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner

… and Education Specialist Rachel Olsen. This event came about from Karr’s summer 4-H project, the idea to share a … captivated her young audience with recollections about the Dust Bowl—“I thought it was the end of the world!” she … she said. As part of its mission, the Willa Cather Foundation helps support K-12 educational initiatives by …
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Lynn R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation

… R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation August 4, 2021 Born in 1917, noted artist and scholar Lynn R. … of it to Red Cloud. “He was a big fan of the Willa Cather Foundation,” she added, “so I am pleased that we could find … of the pieces that inspired Lisa to contact the Foundation about donating many pieces from her father’s collection. …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration August 16, 2021 Rehabilitation efforts at the Farmers and … lobby Developing and installing new exhibits for the space About the building Construction of the Farmers and Merchants … offices before being purchased in 1959 by the Willa Cather Foundation. Following efforts to convert the building for …
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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

… Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018 December 20, 2017 The Willa Cather Foundation is gearing up for a year-long … of the publication centenary of one of Cather’s most widely read novels, My Ántonia . “For many people, reading … in high school is their first introduction to not only Willa Cather’s work, but to literature itself,” education …
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Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud

… Cloud February 28, 2019 On February 28, 2019, Willa Cather Foundation staff members accepted a special delivery as … Memorial Collection. Consisting of approximately eight thousand archival pieces and museum artifacts, much of the … cousin, Kyd Clutter. Additional archival items include about two hundred letters written by Cather to friends and …
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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home

… in 1879 in the vernacular tradition of early prairie houses. Willa Cather, one of our nation’s greatest writers, … of critically needed restoration work. Efforts will include foundation repair, interior and exterior structural and … SAT Impact Map at go.nps.gov/satmap . For more information about the grants and the Save America's Treasures Program, …
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National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program

… to identify preventive conservation priorities. The final assessment report will help the museum prioritize its …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… a major gift to our Campaign for the Future   with a generous pledge of $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to … husband Bernie’s career in investment research analysis, Foundation founder Mildred Bennett appealed to Nancy to … “I feel so fortunate that Mildred Bennett shared her dreams about what the Cather Foundation should and could become …
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"And now I must dress to receive the Planets, dear"—Willa Cather, Edith Lewis, Jupiter & Venus

… Image Image "And now I must dress to receive the Planets, dear"—Willa Cather, Edith … Lewis, written October 4, 1936, is in the Willa Cather Foundation Collections & Archives at the National Willa … in the West; she not very far above the horizon, and he about mid-way between the zenith and the silvery lady …
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Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society

… the presence of Mary Vaughan and her mother Evadne at Willa Cather Spring Conferences and International Seminars. … that Mary understood why people came together for the events. When asked recently to reflect on her long-time … Cather helps us all live a better life. It was true for my mother and me. It is still true, for me.” For all of us …
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